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K2 PRINCIPAL FUND, L.P.
K2 PRINCIPAL FUND, L.P. (CIK: 0001461790), located at 2 Bloor Street West, Toronto, A6. Institutional holdings reported to the SEC.

Institutional Holdings (2016Q2)
Portfolio Summary: 251 holdings with a total value of $758,454,000.
#
Name
Shares
Value ($)
%
Options
Notes
1 POWERSHARES QQQ TRUST 505,000 54,307,000 7.16% Put
2 BLACKROCK INC 927,000 42,056,000 5.54% Put
3 ALPHABET INC 38,600 27,156,000 3.58%
4 POWERSHARES QQQ TRUST 250,000 26,885,000 3.54% Call
5 STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WLDWDE ORD 243,944 18,040,000 2.38%
6 VALSPAR CORP 149,761 16,179,000 2.13%
7 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR 700,000 15,999,000 2.11%
8 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO 554,478 14,134,000 1.86%
9 LINKEDIN CORP COM CL A 74,500 14,099,000 1.86%
10 ALPHABET INC 20,000 14,071,000 1.86% Call
11 VANECK VECTORS ETF TR 242,500 13,825,000 1.82% Put
12 STATE STR CORP 500,000 13,060,000 1.72% Call
13 AMERICAN CAP LIMITED 815,905 12,916,000 1.70%
14 ST JUDE 159,340 12,429,000 1.64%
15 FIRST NIAGARA FINL GP INC 1,275,055 12,419,000 1.64%
16 INGRAM MICRO INC. CL A 345,317 12,010,000 1.58%
17 NEW YORK REIT INC 1,184,477 10,956,000 1.44%
18 SHORETEL INC 1,586,178 10,612,000 1.40%
19 WASTE CONNECTIONS INC 127,668 9,198,000 1.21%
20 HARMONY MERGER CORP 900,000 9,027,000 1.19%
21 BLACKROCK INC 103,900 8,652,000 1.14% Call
22 YAHOO INC 226,466 8,506,000 1.12%
23 CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTRCORP 772,300 8,148,000 1.07%
24 CELATOR PHARMACEUTICALS INC 269,547 8,135,000 1.07%
25 KLA-TENCOR CORP 109,571 8,026,000 1.06%
26 NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N V 95,000 7,442,000 0.98% Call
27 POLYCOM INC 641,532 7,217,000 0.95%
28 DEMANDWARE INC 96,145 7,201,000 0.95%
29 MYLAN N V 166,200 7,187,000 0.95% Put
30 EMC 249,000 6,765,000 0.89%
31 WASTE CONNECTIONS INC 92,000 6,628,000 0.87% Call
32 NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N V 83,500 6,541,000 0.86%
33 STATE STR CORP 78,000 6,523,000 0.86% Put
34 HARMONY MERGER CORP 600,000 6,120,000 0.81%
35 PAYPAL HLDGS INC 165,000 6,024,000 0.79%
36 SILVER RUN ACQUISITION CORP 580,000 5,788,000 0.76%
37 PAYPAL HLDGS INC 155,000 5,660,000 0.75% Call
38 YAHOO INC 147,400 5,537,000 0.73% Call
39 MAXIM INTEGR 155,000 5,532,000 0.73%
40 B2GOLD CORP 5,500,000 5,390,000 0.71% PRN
41 PAYPAL HLDGS INC 142,500 5,203,000 0.69% Put
42 CSRA INC 220,000 5,155,000 0.68%
43 KLR ENERGY ACQUISITION CORP 500,000 5,000,000 0.66%
44 RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS INC COM 101,012 4,791,000 0.63%
45 BGC PARTNERS INC 546,442 4,760,000 0.63%
46 CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTRCORP 447,600 4,722,000 0.62% Call
47 FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR INTL 230,059 4,567,000 0.60%
48 MICROSOFT CORP 88,343 4,521,000 0.60%
49 CVENT INC 122,836 4,388,000 0.58%
50 QLIK TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 147,783 4,371,000 0.58%
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Portfolio data is normalized using SEC Form 13F filings, including the Original 13F-HR (0001461790-16-000077, filed 2016.08.11).

From 2023-01-03 onward, the SEC requires values to be reported in nearest dollars. Earlier filings reported values in thousands; therefore, positions shown as $0 in older filings may represent actual values between $0–$999.